It's earthquake, not a hailstorm

Ever since I missed my first hailstorm while asleep when I was about 8 year old, I'm eternally waiting for one, but it always eluded me. But today, I learnt it's not something I should long for. It all happened about 11:50 a.m, I just returned with a glass full of warm water, sipping in bits to the table, pulled up my legs in typical asian style to sit in the chair while staring at my desktop. My chair slowly drifted in, as if somebody was pushing me into the table, and strangely I was pulled back instantaneously. I was in disbelief, but people around me started running down, I joined them too like on in herd.

I was scared to hell with my first ever earthquake experience. It's not so nice to experience one.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/06/world/asia/06cnd-quake.html?hp